CRACK THE SKY
Saturday, February 15, 2020
8PM
Tickets: $27–$50
Crack the Sky have an impressive prog rock résumé. The group spent the ’70s touring with everyone from Frank Zappa to ELO, and their eponymous debut album was named Rolling Stone’s Debut Album of the Year in 1975. Since then, the band has been a fixture of the Baltimore music scene and has continued to put on live shows punctuated by quirky rhythms and lyrics that highlight singer-mastermind John Palumbo’s satirical worldview.
Rise, shine and become one with yourself at 12 Stories’ morning of self-care on Sunday, February 16 from 11am to 1pm, featuring a holistic pop-up yoga class, post-sweat social hour, candle-making course and more. Come down to The Wharf’s hottest nightlife destination (75 District Square SW) to enjoy:
- An hour of rooftop yoga taught by Abby Paterson, known for her soulful, breath-centric flow. (Class space will be first-come-first-served and the first 25 guests to RSVP will be gifted yoga mats to take home.)
- A post-sweat social hour, including specialty cocktails made with BarSol Pisco and light bites set against 12 Stories’ unparalleled views of the D.C. skyline.
- A body scrub and affirmation candle-making course, led by Kita Love.
- Additional pampering with a $10 mini hydrojelly facial mask by licensed esthetician Georgia Ruggiero of Georgia Leith Skin Care Studio.
The chance to win a beauty raffle valued at $150!
Tickets are $20 and to snag yours, visit the Eventbrite link here. (Remember, this event is 21+)
BIG STAGE MAGIC SHOW WITH RICHARD BLOCH
When: Sunday, February 16th at 4:00pm
Where: The Mansion on O & O Museum, 2020 O Street N.W., DC
Tickets: $30/person Reservations required at: omuseum.org/magic
Join us for a night of magic with Richard Bloch, one of the busiest corporate entertainers in the world. Rich is a frequent headliner on Las Vegas and Atlantic City stages, a motivational speaker (Rich is a two-time recipient of the coveted “Blackstone Award” from the International Platform Association), author and playwright. He has served as scriptwriter and magic consultant to the legendary Orson Welles (who once introduced Rich as “an Edison of Magic”) and to various theater companies, including the Folger Shakespeare Theater in Washington. He has been a five-time nominee for Stage Magician of the Year and is a 2006 Fellowship recipient at Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle.
Rich also has a long history in magic as an inventor, (out of magic, too — he holds a patent on a device to assist disabled ice skaters), builder and performer. He is the originator of more than a hundred effects used worldwide by professional magicians. In 2010, Rich opened Dickens Parlour Theatre in Millville, Delaware, which has quickly become a favorite entertainment spot for both local residents and tourists, as well as a much desired venue for performing magicians from all over the world. And, he is the founder of the highly successful “Magic Castle At Sea” program, exclusive to Crystal Cruises, which provides their vessels with world class magic performers on every cruise.
Guests are invited to explore the museum’s themed rooms and secret doors, 60 signed guitars, memorabilia, art and much more before the event begins. Be sure to bring a shopping bag — everything is for sale!
Cash Bar.
Proceeds of this event go to support the artist-in-residence, heroes and other programs at O Museum in The Mansion
Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 5:30-8 p.m.
Author and journalist A’Leila Bundles will share the story Madam C.J. Walker, one of America’s first female self-made millionaires, and Villa Lewaro, the Italianate mansion that she built to be an inspiration to the African American community.
Please note: This is the third program in the Great Homes and Gardens lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Join in for a night of fun and fundraising at the 11th Annual NewsBash.
Hosted by the DC NewsWomen, a group of women in TV and Radio in the Washington DC area, NewsBash is a charity event to help bash breast cancer. Supporters, survivors and friends will come together to help raise awareness and critical funds for this year’s beneficiary, The Step Sisters.
Tuesday, February 18
7:00-9:00 PM
Pearl Street Warehouse
33 Pearl Street SW
Washington, DC
Opening and Screening
Thursday, Feb. 20
The annual Mother Tongue Film Festival, presented by the Smithsonian’s Recovering Voices program, celebrates the United Nations’ International Mother Language Day by showcasing recently produced feature and short-length films about the cultural richness of Indigenous and endangered languages. Recovering Voices, a collaboration of the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of the American Indian and the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, partners with communities around the world to revitalize and sustain endangered languages and knowledge. Full schedule will be available https://mothertongue.si.edu/
February 20, 2020 at 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.
Studio K
Join the amazing group of improvisers from Baby Wants Candy as they create an epic Hip Hop musical based on a historical figure of your choosing.
Tickets: $25
February 21, 2020
Studio K
This incredibly funny and groundbreaking show begins when the director asks the audience to suggest a popular film title and then the cast, right there on the spot, improvises the “black version” of that film complete with its improvised soundtrack, dance numbers, DVD extras, audition reels, and much more.
Tickets: $25
Friday, Feb. 21, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Potomac Atrium
Visitors can explore the foods found in communities that live along the Inka Road of South America. Freddie Bitsoie (Diné), executive chef of the Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe, and other guest chefs will share the stories and food traditions that sustained and continue to support the diverse peoples of the intricate road system. Visitors can enjoy Andean music between tastings and take part in Cultural Interpreters’ tours of the museum’s “The Great Inka Road” exhibition.
Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Peru. The Inka Road Food Fiesta is free, but tickets are required. See the museum’s website for details.
FRONTIERS
THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY TRIBUTE BAND
Friday, February 21, 2020
8PM
Tickets: $20–$35
Frontiers secured their place as the world’s number one tribute to Journey thanks to their unparalleled attention to detail. Powerhouse lead vocalist Elaine Tuttle channels Steve Perry with stunning accuracy and she’s backed by a world-class band of New York musicians. Journey fans will be transported back to the ’80s as Frontiers takes on hit after hit, including, “Open Arms,” “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” “Anyway You Want It,” and more.
